Lesh, the guardian of an ancient forest, gives a drop from the Tree of Life to a sawmill owner for curing his critically ill infant daughter. Instead of being grateful, the sawmill owner returns with a whole army to claim the Tree of Life. The army is destroyed and Lesh prevents any more human intrusion into the forest. Years later, forest spirit Mavka befriends human musician Lukas. The late sawmill owner's daughter Kylina intends to take the forest for herself.
This is an Ukrainian animated film based on a 1918 play. The computer animation is not quite cutting edge. It looks better than a TV movie. The writing is familiar and yet a little foreign. It feels like a Disney movie with some wrong translation. It's still interesting. Just a little off-center.
This is an Ukrainian animated film based on a 1918 play. The computer animation is not quite cutting edge. It looks better than a TV movie. The writing is familiar and yet a little foreign. It feels like a Disney movie with some wrong translation. It's still interesting. Just a little off-center.